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NSF has just awarded the first round of new grants under the new National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) program (see the press release). NRT is the successor the long-running and highly successful IGERT program (Interdisciplinary Graduate Education, Research and … Continued

Data visualization is an art and a science data as far back as astral maps drawn in the Pleistocene in the Lascaux caves in France. Data sonification is a relatively new concept which leverages human perception to make connections to … Continued

View this email in your browser Happy Belated Darwin Day! Here are a few updates and upcoming activities. Action items indicated with an asterisk*. Summer Research Experience for Trainees Cohort 2* – it is time to plan your summer research experience … Continued

Town Hall Meeting Tuesday March 14th 4-6pm Join us for a pre-St Patrick’s Day town hall meeting next Tuesday! We’ll talk about summer research, the annual symposium on May 1st, share feedback on the DS421 courses and discuss the lack of suborder serpentes in the fossil … Continued

Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you are taking some time to reboot and recharge. We can all be grateful that the semesters is almost over. Here are a few FUN things to look forward to… Software Carpentry Workshop – Cohort 2 January 12th & … Continued

DS421 Town Hall Meeting Outcomes Town Hall Discussion Groups Thank you everyone who participated in the Town Hall last Friday. We made some major headway on these three issues. Here are the outcomes from our discussions. Even if you were not able … Continued

Town Hall Discussion Groups We need your feedback! Here are three program elements that would greatly benefit from student input. *Please choose a topic to participate in a group discussion on Friday. We will break into teams, make decisions, regroup and take action! 1. Invited Speakers … Continued

DS421 Action Items Information and Items of Interest Please note: required action items are indicated with an *. Town Hall Scheduling – Please fill out this poll* We are looking for a time to meet to discuss program information and … Continued

BIO: Dr. Gabriel Filippelli is a Professor of Earth Sciences and Director of the Center for Urban Health at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in Indiana where he studies the broad area of biogeochemical cycling in the environment. … Continued

Welcome back students and faculty! DS421 students, faculty and advisors are welcome to join us on August 29th from 5-7pm in the Valley Life Sciences Bldg Courtyard. Enter through VSLB 2063. This year, the first cohort of students enters year two … Continued